They will not be the first to avoid an inauguration. Mr Trump defied convention four years ago when he declined to attend ...

but CNN reported this was due to a “scheduling conflict” and she remained in Hawaii, where she had been on an “extended vacation”. Crystal Carson, a spokesperson for Ms Obama, said in a st ...

The former first lady was notably absent from President Jimmy Carter's funeral service, as Barack Obama and Donald Trump were ...

Michelle Obama did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday due to a scheduling conflict, aides to the former first lady told CNN. She was in Hawaii at the time on an extended ...

All five living presidents and their partners attended former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, except for one person: former First Lady Michelle Obama. Carter’s life was celebrated at the National ...

“Former first lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service,” according to the statement from spokesperson Crystal Carson. “Mrs Obama sends her ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama did not attend the state funeral Thursday for former President Jimmy Carter. Except for Michelle Obama, all of the living former presidents and their spouses were at ...